Bayfront Park

Bayfront Park is a 32-acre waterfront park at 301 Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami, Florida, facing Biscayne Bay. The park has open lawns, palm-lined paths, a fountain and an amphitheatre used for concerts and festivals. One of its best-known features is the Challenger Memorial, designed by the sculptor Isamu Noguchi, who also shaped other elements of the park's layout. Visitors can walk the waterfront promenade, relax on the grass, watch boats on the bay and take in views of the Downtown skyline and of cruise ships heading out of PortMiami. The park sits next to Bayside Marketplace, so the two make an easy walk together. A visit takes about an hour, though visitors attending an event stay longer. Sunset is the best time, when the skyline and the bay glow and the heat drops, and early mornings are quiet. Weekends with concerts or festivals bring large crowds and may close part of the grounds, so event calendars on bayfrontparkmiami.com are worth checking beforehand. The park is open daily from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM and is free to enter. The free Metromover runs to Bayfront Park station, which makes access simple from Downtown, Brickell and Museum Park. Food vendors operate near the waterfront, and nearby Bayside Marketplace adds restaurants and shops. Visitors should bring water and sun protection, since the open lawns provide limited shade at midday.